Two SUNY schools made the top 20 for in-state tuition value in 2014, with Binghamton University at number 15 and SUNY Geneseo at number 20. Those schools also ranked in the top five nationally for out-of-staters.

In determining value, the survey considers factors such as admission and retention rates, student-faculty ratios, four- and six-year graduation rates, cost and financial aid to judge a school’s quality and affordability. No schools in the City University of New York system, for example, made the list because of the cost of room and board in New York City, and limited student housing available through the university system.

SUNY Geneseo, the survey notes, is number three in value for out-of-state students due to its sticker price (its one of two schools in the survey costing less than $30,000 a year for out-of-staters) combined with its academic quality. Its admission rate is competitive at 46 percent, and more than a quarter of the schools students score higher than 700 on both the verbal and math portions of the SAT.

SUNY Geneseo has also slipped from last year’s list, when it was ranked first for out-of-state value. The report notes that in general, financial aid has not kept up with sticker prices. The average net price of college, including room and board, has increased by 1.8% this year, to an average of $12,620.